1947 St. Louis Cardinals season

1947 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 89–65 (.578)
League place 2nd
Other information
Owner(s) Sam Breadon
General manager(s) William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s) Eddie Dyer
Local television KSD
(Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Local radio WTMV/WEW
(Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 66th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 56th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season and finished second in the National League.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers 94 60 -- .610
St. Louis Cardinals 89 65 5 .578
Boston Braves 86 68 8 .558
New York Giants 81 73 13 .526
Cincinnati Reds 73 81 21 .474
Chicago Cubs 69 85 25 .448
Philadelphia Phillies 62 92 32 .403
Pittsburgh Pirates 62 92 32 .403

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 12–10 13–9 13–9 13–9 14–8 12–10 9–13
Brooklyn 10–12 15–7 15–7 14–8 14–8 15–7 11–11–1
Chicago 9–13 7–15 12–10 7–15 16–6–1 8–14 10–12
Cincinnati 9–13 7–15 10–12 13–9 13–9 13–9 8–14
New York 9–13 8–14 15–7 9–13 12–10 15–7–1 13–9
Philadelphia 8–14 8–14 6–16–1 9–13 10–12 13–9 8–14
Pittsburgh 10–12 7–15 14–8 9–13 7–15–1 9–13 6–16–1
St. Louis 13–9 11–11–1 12–10 14–8 9–13 14–8 16–6–1

Notable transactions

Roster

1947 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Rice, DelDel Rice 97 261 57 .218 12 44
1B Musial, StanStan Musial 149 587 183 .312 19 95
2B Schoendienst, RedRed Schoendienst 151 659 167 .253 3 48
3B Kurowski, WhiteyWhitey Kurowski 146 513 159 .310 27 104
SS Marion, MartyMarty Marion 149 540 147 .272 4 74
OF Northey, RonRon Northey 110 311 91 .293 15 63
OF Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter 147 551 162 .294 10 86
OF Moore, TerryTerry Moore 127 460 130 .283 7 45

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola 77 183 47 .257 5 25
Diering, ChuckChuck Diering 105 74 16 .216 2 11
Walker, HarryHarry Walker 10 25 5 .200 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen 29 223.1 16 11 3.30 89

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brazle, AlAl Brazle 44 168 14 8 2.84 85

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Schmidt, FreddyFreddy Schmidt 2 0 0 0 2.25 2

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Red Birds American Association Hal Anderson
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Cedric Durst
AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Johnny Keane
A Columbus Cardinals Sally League Kemp Wicker
A Omaha Cardinals Western League Ollie Vanek
B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Gene Corbett
B Allentown Cardinals Interstate League Specs Garbee and Benny Borgmann
B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League Jack McLain and Vernon Mackie
C Fresno Cardinals California League Frank Demaree, Bill Harris,
Charlie Baron and Bill Brenzel
C Winston-Salem Cardinals Carolina League Zip Payne
C Duluth Dukes Northern League Paul Bowa
C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Jim Tyack
C St. Joseph Cardinals Western Association Bob Stanton
D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Bob Kline
D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Harold Contini
D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Mickey Katkaveck
D West Frankfort Cardinals Illinois State League Everett Johnston
D Carthage Cardinals Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Woody Fair
D Hamilton Cardinals PONY League John Newman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, St. Joseph[8]

References

  1. Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
  2. Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference
  3. Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
  4. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 96, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  5. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 146
  6. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 228
  7. Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
  8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

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